Would boys read novels with girls as the main characters?

Boys would read novels with girls as the main characters. The main characters in web novels were usually male or female, but there were also many novels that blurred out the gender roles or used other non-traditional gender characters as the main characters. Male readers may be interested in novels with female protagonists because these novels may involve topics or characters that interest them. Female readers may be interested in novels with male protagonists because these novels may show topics or characters that they are interested in.